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Characteristics of included studies |
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| Reference |
Study design |
Patients, number |
Hemodynamic instability (number) |
Timing of BNP sampling |
Thrombolysis, number |
Age, years |
Male, percentage |
Follow-up |
CHF, number |
|
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| Kucher, et al. [1] (2003) |
Prosp |
73 |
Yes |
Admission (<4 hours) |
10 |
61 ± 18 |
59 |
In hosp |
NA |
| Ten Wolde, et al. [2] (2003) |
Prosp |
110 |
Excl |
Admission |
NA |
58 ± 18 |
NK |
3 months |
NA |
| Pieralli, et al. [3] (2006) |
Prosp |
61 |
Excl |
Admission (<1 hour) |
6 |
75 ± 14 |
26 |
In hosp |
Excl |
| Krüger, et al. [4] (2004) |
Prosp |
42 |
Yes (10) |
Admission |
22 |
57 ± 17 |
64 |
In hosp |
8 Excl |
| Tulevski, et al. [5] (2006) |
Prosp |
28 |
Excl |
Admission (<1 hour) |
NA |
53 ± 18 |
43 |
90 days |
Excl |
| Logeart, et al. [6] (2007) |
Prosp |
67 |
Excl |
Admission |
6 |
64 ± 16 |
60 |
In hosp |
Excl |
| Ray, et al. [7] (2006) |
Prosp |
51 |
NA |
Admission |
0 |
79 ± 10 |
NA |
In hosp |
NA |
| Pruszczyk, et al. [8] (2003) |
Prosp |
79 |
Yes (9) |
Admission |
8 |
63 ± 17 |
37 |
In hosp |
NA |
| Kucher, et al. [9] (2003) |
Prosp |
73 |
Yes (14) |
Admission (<4 hours) |
10 |
61 ± 18 |
59 |
In hosp |
6 |
| Kostrubiec, et al. [10] (2005) |
Prosp |
100 |
Excl |
Admission |
5 |
62 ± 18 |
35 |
40 days |
17 |
| Binder, et al. [11] (2005) |
Prosp |
124 |
Yes (9) |
Admissionand at 4, 8, and 24 hours |
12 |
60 ± 18 |
40 |
In hosp |
NA |
| Maziere, et al. [12] (2007) |
Prosp |
60 |
Excl |
Admission |
NA |
73 ± 14 |
40 |
In hosp |
20 |
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Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation when appropriate. BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; CHF, congestive heart failure; Excl, excluded; In hosp, in hospital; NA, not applicable; Prosp, prospective. | |||||||||
Coutance et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R109 doi:10.1186/cc6996 |
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